MINNESOTA
KSTP
By: Megan Stewart
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis released the once-secret file of a priest convicted of sexual abuse in the 1980s.
The revealing was part of a settlement of a case that accused Catholic Church leaders in Minnesota of creating a public nuisance by failing to warn parishioners about an abusive priest.
Rev. Gilbert Gustafson pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal sexual conduct in 1983. He was placed on probation for 10 years.
Following the conviction, Gustafson was allowed to remain working in the archdiocese, collecting disability payments.
Archbishop John Nienstedt’s testimony about when he knew about Gustafson contradicts information in letters he exchanged with a parishioner six years ago.
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